"It's true. The Force...The Jedi...All of it." - Han Solo

Adam Driver spoke to iO9 about the new practical Lightsabers in The Force Awakens...

We've already heard John Boyega talk about how the new Lightsabers are heavy and throw light onto those wielding them, now Adam Driver confirms that new props are very different from what came before.

When George Lucas did the first film, he wanted them to be really heavy, but they couldn’t quite figure it out. This is the first time that we’re actually fighting with the whole lightsaber too. Before it was just the hilt with [something] like an antenna or a green stick, but this was state of the art – it actually sends off light.

— Adam Driver

I love the idea that these new props throw of light and have some heft to them, it's time to see a new style of swordplay in Star Wars. I enjoyed the choreography that Nick Gillard put together for the prequels, but just as it was fitting that they differed from the OT, so too is it fitting that these films show us something we've never seen. I can't wait to see the full effect. I wonder who else might use a Lightsaber in this movie...

Yesterday I asked you what Lightsaber you'd choose if you could have your pick. The results from that Twitter Poll are below.